Sustainability News

Wireless Health Care - IEEE Spectrum

Category: Healthcare Reform
Date: 2011-09-29 19:30:11
URL: http://bit.ly/quUi9X

Wireless Health Care IEEE Spectrum As successful as it has been, the VAs system is very simple telemedicine, in many cases using dial-up telephone connections and basic devices. Add todays ubiquitous wireless connectivity and new mobile health -monitoring devices, and the benefits will ... and more »

Chinas carbon footprint near worlds biggest - Vancouver Sun

Category: Carbon Accounting
Date: 2011-09-29 19:31:29
URL: http://bit.ly/quocag

Financial Times Chinas carbon footprint near worlds biggest Vancouver Sun Chinas carbon emissions for each member of its population could overtake that of Britain as early as the end of next year, according to a report that shows that the countrys carbon footprint is ... China population to become worlds biggest polluters Telegraph.co.uk Chinas Per Capita Emissions May Overtake Those in US by 2017 - Now Same As ... Treehugger all 40 news articles »

Gus Hoyt: Getting lost on the Wests hydrogen superhighway - Bristol24-7

Category: Fuel Cell
Date: 2011-09-29 19:32:30
URL: http://bit.ly/p9z5nw

Bristol24-7 Gus Hoyt: Getting lost on the Wests hydrogen superhighway Bristol24-7 Hydrogen fuel-cell use does however require a considerable amount of energy both in the creation of the fuel and in the construction of the casing or cell itself. At best some have said it is hugely inefficient. After the announcement by Honda in ...

Making fuel out of thin air - CNN

Category: Energy Storage
Date: 2011-09-29 19:32:47
URL: http://bit.ly/rceP2m

Making fuel out of thin air CNN He says that, while all efforts should be made to reduce our dependence on liquid fuels, it may not be possible for some industries: The thing with fuel is that it offers very high density energy storage ... for industries like long haul aviation, ... and more »

Sustainability Fact

1 acre of corn yields 445.5 gallons of ethanol (2009 US national average) - Merle Anderson, Chairman Emeritus of ACE.

Green Impact: Eco friendly brands all for a cause - FashionUnited India

Category: Sustainable Fashion
Date: 2011-09-29 19:34:47
URL: http://bit.ly/nsQz5l

Green Impact: Eco friendly brands all for a cause FashionUnited India There are no metal rivets, the dye is from natural compounds including indigo, and the label is from recycled cardboard. Dhillon gives the big picture as he sums up: Being eco-friendly is in not only about a T-shirt or a shoe, the reduced resource ...

Climate change will cost Canada $5B yearly by 2020 report shows - Toronto Star

Category: Climate Change
Date: 2011-09-29 19:37:03
URL: http://bit.ly/qlc0MA

CTV.ca Climate change will cost Canada $5B yearly by 2020, report shows Toronto Star Flooding and changes in sea levels will cost Canada between $1 billion and $8 billion a year within 40 years, says a report from the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy. OTTAWA Climate change will cost Canada and its people about $5 ... Climate change to cost Canada billions: panel Reuters Climate change could cost Canada billions of dollars yearly, study group says Xinhua Climate change could cost billions a year by 2020 CBC.ca BBC News - Castanet.net - CTV.ca all 151 news articles »

Is a world population of seven billion sustainable? - Cambridge News

Category: Sustainable Materials
Date: 2011-09-29 19:38:11
URL: http://bit.ly/nlUveY

Is a world population of seven billion sustainable ? Cambridge News Parkin added: We are not very good at long term planning, and its estimated we waste about 90 per cent of the materials and energy that we mobilise for our way of life, so within that theres a massive amount of opportunities for savings and ... and more »

The Case for Building Smart Grid Apps with Service Oriented Architecture - Greentech Media (blog)

Category: Smart Grid
Date: 2011-09-29 19:38:48
URL: http://bit.ly/oS0V90

Greentech Media (blog) The Case for Building Smart Grid Apps with Service Oriented Architecture Greentech Media (blog) Service oriented architecture provides a foundation for building smart grid applications. Sign up to learn more in a free webinar. Nearly every smart grid application you can name relies on functionality and data from multiple systems. ... and more »

Sustainability Fact

By a margin of 50%-to-42%, Americans in the mid-1930s rejected the idea of government limiting the size of private fortunes

South Africa: Climate change predicted to spread malaria - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Category: Biodiversity
Date: 2011-09-29 19:39:59
URL: http://bit.ly/n6kyyE

South Africa: Climate change predicted to spread malaria 7thSpace Interactive (press release) There may be local extinctions of various species of fish in rivers, lakes and coastal areas that live near to the edge of where they naturally occur. Other marine resources will also be negatively affected, such as those associated with coral reefs ... and more »

Growing Solar Power Industry Signals Need For Federal And State Support - Huffington Post

Category: Solar
Date: 2011-09-29 19:41:15
URL: http://huff.to/qbGXIt

GetSolar.com Growing Solar Power Industry Signals Need For Federal And State Support Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- Clean energy advocates have long looked to solar power as a way to break the countrys dependence on foreign oil. However, the cost of obtaining the energy has so far outweighed the economic and environmental benefits. ... Solar Energy is Getting Cheaper Examiner.com US Boasts Substantial Potential For Solar Power GetSolar.com Stirling Energy Systems Bankruptcy Latest In Solar Industry Woes Wall Street Journal VDARE.com - ElectroIQ - Clean Energy Authority all 53 news articles »

No Plane Train Automobile Required: The BASF Sustainable Construction ... - DigitalJournal.com (press release)

Category: Architecture & Construction
Date: 2011-09-29 19:42:47
URL: http://bit.ly/r3t bxX

No Plane, Train, Automobile Required: The BASF Sustainable Construction ... DigitalJournal.com (press release) Registration is now open for the first Sustainable Construction Virtual Expo presented by BASF, to occur on Oct. 20, 2011 from 10 am 5:30 pm EST. This interactive event will feature industry-leading keynote speakers, an exposition hall featuring ... and more »

Deforestation may boost rainfall on West African cropland - SciDev.net

Category: Desert/Deforestation
Date: 2011-09-29 19:44:01
URL: http://bit.ly/oqzGVC

Deforestation may boost rainfall on West African cropland SciDev.net The many negative effects of deforestation are well-known, but scientists have shown that farmers may derive one advantage from planting in deforested areas that are sandwiched between patches of forest. Converting rainforests into cropland increases ... and more »

Sustainability Fact

By a margin of 50%-to-42%, Americans in the mid-1930s rejected the idea of government limiting the size of private fortunes

Three Maine wood pellet producers receive biofuel grants - Bangor Daily News

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:36
URL: http://bit.ly/pGNjeI

Three Maine wood pellet producers receive biofuel grants Bangor Daily News The Bioenergy Program for Advance Biofuels , which has been around since 2009, awarded grants to more than 160 energy producers in 41 states. Renewable energy production will create tens of thousands of direct, American jobs, thousands more indirect ... and more »

When Robots Run Our Nations Farms - Care2.com (blog)

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:23
URL: http://bit.ly/oCQkKp

When Robots Run Our Nations Farms Care2.com (blog) by Care2 Causes Editors A new generation of robot drones is revolutionizing the way we farm in America, with Kinze Manufacturing and Jaybridge Robotics recently announcing the first-ever robot drone tractor capable of farming without the need for a ... and more »

The China Scare - Huffington Post (blog)

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:47:12
URL: http://huff.to/pcPyZE

The China Scare Huffington Post (blog) Chinas economic growth has left the West in awe. Some, like The Economist, believe that the Easts rise and the Wests decline are inevitable. Others, like Coca-Cola chief Muhtar Kent, argue that the developing world has been learning very fast ... and more »

Extreme weather takes toll on crops - The Tribune-Democrat

Category: Extreme Weather
Date: 2011-09-29 19:48:49
URL: http://bit.ly/pNjayA

Extreme weather takes toll on crops The Tribune-Democrat Apple production has also been hard hit by the extreme weather conditions with the 10.5 million bushels of apples harvested statewide last year down to projections of 9.5 million bushels, said Karin Rodriguez, executive director of the Pennsylvania ...

Sustainability Fact

Embodied energy is the commercial energy (fossil fuels, etc) that is used to make any product, bring it to market, and dispose of it.

The Failure of Health Care Reform: An Insiders View - Forbes

Category: Political Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:50:06
URL: http://onforb.es/qeEr5R

The Failure of Health Care Reform: An Insiders View Forbes Only a fool didnt see this coming, which is to say the White House , every member of Congress who voted for the health care legislation , and all of their liberal enablers who have dreamed so long for the day when the government would take control of ... and more »

Physicists consider their own carbon footprint - EurekAlert (press release)

Category: Carbon Accounting
Date: 2011-09-29 19:31:29
URL: http://bit.ly/nynADt

Physicists consider their own carbon footprint EurekAlert (press release) In Octobers issue of Physics World, Phil Marshall, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford, calls on physicists to pull their weight when it comes to climate change, drawing on his own research showing that astronomers average 23000 air miles ...

US Military Sets Its Sights on Advanced Vehicles Biofuels - Environment News Service

Category: Fuel Cell
Date: 2011-09-29 19:32:37
URL: http://bit.ly/ogEqXC

Environment News Service US Military Sets Its Sights on Advanced Vehicles, Biofuels Environment News Service The benefit of fuel cell technology from a war fighting standpoint is that the cells outperform traditional batteries by up to seven-fold. Fuel cells are applicable to a wide range of military uses, from small amounts of power for individual soldiers ... and more »

DOE Races Against the Clock: Two Solar Loans Closed Seven More to Go - Greentech Media (blog)

Category: Energy Storage
Date: 2011-09-29 19:32:55
URL: http://bit.ly/o76TU9

Los Angeles Times DOE Races Against the Clock: Two Solar Loans Closed, Seven More to Go Greentech Media (blog) The DOE just finalized a $337 million loan guarantee to Mesquite Solar 1, part of a 700-megawatt photovoltaic project as well as for the Crescent Dunes solar thermal project which includes thermal storage for $737 million. Thats two down but the there ... OVERNIGHT ENERGY : White House, Energy Department seek green tech momentum The Hill (blog) US banks $737 million on molten-salt solar power in Nevada Greenbang all 911 news articles »

Sustainability Fact

There is a 50 percent chance that Lake Mead, source of water for Hoover Dam, will be dry by 2021 if climate changes continues as expected.

Workshop on climate change & biodiversity begins - E-Pao.net

Category: Climate Change
Date: 2011-09-29 19:37:03
URL: http://bit.ly/qLDK3k

Workshop on climate change & biodiversity begins E-Pao.net Imphal, September 01 2011: A two-day national workshop on Impact of Climate Change on biodiversity management in northeast India with particular reference to Manipur got under way at Classic Hotel here today. Speaking as a Chief Guest, Manipur Chief ... and more »

Recycling mobile phones and laptops keeps toxic waste out of landfill - The Guardian

Category: Sustainable Materials
Date: 2011-09-29 19:38:19
URL: http://bit.ly/otFFZw

The Guardian Recycling mobile phones and laptops keeps toxic waste out of landfill The Guardian Recycling raw materials from these unwanted electronics is the best solution to this growing problem. Although e-waste is highly toxic, every aspect of an electronic item can be re-used and demanufactured. A mobile phone can be broken down into spare ...

Smart grid: Slow buildout begins - EE Times

Category: Smart Grid
Date: 2011-09-29 19:38:48
URL: http://bit.ly/ng4lSV

EE Times Smart grid : Slow buildout begins EE Times The builders of the smart grid know theyre running a marathon, not a sprint. Just as we saw cell phone technology leapfrog the old wire-based systems, we should anticipate that new power technologies will give rise to innovative systems that may ...

Fully electric vehicles fall short compared to hybrids research suggests - Vancouver Sun

Category: Hybrid Vehicles
Date: 2011-09-29 19:38:56
URL: http://bit.ly/qdL0Sw

Fully electric vehicles fall short compared to hybrids, research suggests Vancouver Sun The all-new Ford Focus Electric is a zero-CO2-emissions, gasoline-free version of Fords popular small car and is the flagship of the companys growing fleet of hybrid , plug-in hybrid and all- electric ... U.S. Battery, Plug-in Car Push Costs Exceed Rewards, New Study Says Bloomberg all 6 news articles »

Sustainability Fact

There is a 50 percent chance that Lake Mead, source of water for Hoover Dam, will be dry by 2021 if climate changes continues as expected.

Wells Fargo Invests in Solar Energy - Zacks.com

Category: Solar
Date: 2011-09-29 19:41:15
URL: http://bit.ly/otU7PH

Greentech Media (blog) Wells Fargo Invests in Solar Energy Zacks.com Last week, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC - Analyst Report) announced to finance for the operation of 53.5 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar power project of Sun Edison in New Mexico. The project includes five solar power plants, while three plants will be ... Solar Project of the Week: SunEdison and Xcel Energy Installations in New Mexico Greentech Media (blog) all 5 news articles »

McCarthy Begins Construction for J. Craig Venter Institute on UCSD La Jolla Campus - Online PR News (press release)

Category: Architecture & Construction
Date: 2011-09-29 19:42:47
URL: http://bit.ly/pSlK9O

McCarthy Begins Construction for J. Craig Venter Institute on UCSD La Jolla Campus Online PR News (press release) Other sustainable design features include recycled content; natural ventilation and passive cooling; use of regional materials; green roofs; native, low-water landscaping; high-efficiency plumbing to further reduce water use; and sustainably harvested ... and more »

Deforestation hits Kenyas forests - AfricaNews

Category: Desert/Deforestation
Date: 2011-09-29 19:44:01
URL: http://bit.ly/pnbiV0

AfricaNews Deforestation hits Kenyas forests AfricaNews Deforestation is said to be hitting Kenyas forests as residents heap complains at the doors of the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA). In view of the Director General of NEMA, Dr. Ayub Macharia, made an official visit to Kamweti forest ...

Focus on biogas plants - DAWN.com

Category: Biogas
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:12
URL: http://bit.ly/qCHfde

DAWN.com Focus on biogas plants DAWN.com ... are major sources of energy for rural and low-income urban households. In 1992, firewood provided fuel to about 60 per cent such households followed by dung in dry form at around 18 per cent. To save deforestation, biogas gas is a viable alternative.

Sustainability Fact

Worldwide, Six million children die of hunger every year - that equates to 17,000 deaths every day.

Agriculture losses: Flooded breadbasket spells economic misery - The Express Tribune

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:23
URL: http://bit.ly/oBh0Ga

The Express Tribune Agriculture losses: Flooded breadbasket spells economic misery The Express Tribune PHOTO: AFP MIRPURKHAS: Monsoon floods that sunk Pakistans arable belt for a second year running have piled farming losses clocking up to nearly $2 billion on top of a humanitarian catastrophe facing up to eight million people in the south. ... and more »

France is in denial as fragile banks add to economic woes - The Guardian

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:47:12
URL: http://bit.ly/qdBniR

The Guardian France is in denial as fragile banks add to economic woes The Guardian In any other country, this might signal panic on the streets, but France believes it is battling bigger economic problems: spiralling public debt, stagnant growth , low business morale and high unemployment. French banks continue to insist they do not ... and more »

German fruit and vegetable harvest in 2011 shows extreme weather - FreshPlaza

Category: Extreme Weather
Date: 2011-09-29 19:48:49
URL: http://bit.ly/oa9XxA

German fruit and vegetable harvest in 2011 shows extreme weather FreshPlaza For fruit and vegetable growers the year 2011 was marked by extreme weather . Mild and dry months January and February, followed by droughts in March, April and May, but warmer than usual. The crop development in the first half of the year was a good 10 ...

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MicroEnsure to Offer Microinsurance in Kenya Using M-Pesa ... - MicroCapital

Category: Micro Finance
Date: 2011-09-29 19:49:02
URL: http://bit.ly/qbfLYq

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MicroEnsure to Offer Microinsurance in Kenya Using M-Pesa ... MicroCapital It was known as the Micro Insurance Agency until 2008. As an insurance intermediary, it provides a range of products including health, life, property and weather index-based insurance to approximately 3.5 million poor clients in Ghana, India, ...

Sustainability Fact

By a margin of 50%-to-42%, Americans in the mid-1930s rejected the idea of government limiting the size of private fortunes

Toward a sustainable future - AsiaOne

Category: Carbon Accounting
Date: 2011-09-29 19:31:29
URL: http://bit.ly/nxoIPW

AsiaOne Toward a sustainable future AsiaOne In July this year, ETH collaborated with the National University of Singapore (NUS) through The Logistics Institute - Asia-Pacific to conduct research and develop a system to compute the carbon footprint of their packaging products. ... and more »

Everests Ice Is Retreating As Climate Change Grips The Himalayas - PSFK

Category: Climate Change
Date: 2011-09-29 19:37:03
URL: http://bit.ly/pIDmUk

Everests Ice Is Retreating As Climate Change Grips The Himalayas PSFK Hes convinced the changes have occurred in months not years, or even decades, but during the brief interval of the summer monsoon. This year its totally changed, he said. This much is known: climate change exists, it is man-made, ...

Recycling Rare Earths - ABC Online

Category: Sustainable Materials
Date: 2011-09-29 19:38:19
URL: http://bit.ly/qPOhZf

Recycling Rare Earths ABC Online Does it take more energy to take out the rare earths than producing raw materials ? As Alan McLelland explains recycling steel and aluminium can be done with great efficiency. Robyn Williams: Okay, lets take a mobile phone for a start. ...

CABS rolls out diesel-electric hybrid buses - OSU - The Lantern

Category: Hybrid Vehicles
Date: 2011-09-29 19:38:56
URL: http://bit.ly/pW3fdN

CABS rolls out diesel- electric hybrid buses OSU - The Lantern One of Ohio States 2 new hybrid - electric buses, which are part of OSUs Scarlet, Gray & Green program. Hybrid technology reserved for small cars is now available for larger automotive vehicles. The Department of Transportation and Parking at Ohio ...

Sustainability Fact

Worldwide, around 852 million people are chronically hungry due to extreme poverty, while up to 2 billion people lack food security.

Proposed LG building in Englewood Cliffs will meet LEED rules - NorthJersey.com

Category: Architecture & Construction
Date: 2011-09-29 19:42:47
URL: http://bit.ly/oMzow4

Proposed LG building in Englewood Cliffs will meet LEED rules NorthJersey.com The program provides developers and building owners with a framework for implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction , operations and maintenance solutions. It promotes sustainable building and development through a ... and more »

Kmart envelopes fail rainforest test - Sydney Morning Herald

Category: Desert/Deforestation
Date: 2011-09-29 19:44:01
URL: http://bit.ly/n1DvWp

Kmart envelopes fail rainforest test Sydney Morning Herald The conference, also attended by Indonesian ambassador Primo Joelianto and former deputy prime minister John Anderson, heard deforestation was slowing as Indonesia had decreed a two-year moratorium on logging in 89 million hectares of primary forest ... and more »

UNEP report extolls the virtues of renewable energies - Renewable Energy Magazine (press release)

Category: Biogas
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:12
URL: http://bit.ly/q1G4IY

UNEP report extolls the virtues of renewable energies Renewable Energy Magazine (press release) Kenya, for example, introduced a feed-in tariff on electricity from wind, biomass and small hydropower in 2008, and extended the policy in 2010 to include geothermal, biogas and solar energy resource-generated electricity. ... and more »

The first commercial flight in the UK using sustainable biofuel will commence ... - Balkans.com Business News

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:36
URL: http://bit.ly/nrtKTB

The first commercial flight in the UK using sustainable biofuel will commence ... Balkans.com Business News Which flights will be using sustainable biofuel ?The first commercial flight in the UK using sustainable biofuel will commence from Birmingham to Arrecife on the 6th of October. Daily operations will begin in early 2012.Will you experience anything ...

Sustainability Fact

Embodied energy is the commercial energy (fossil fuels, etc) that is used to make any product, bring it to market, and dispose of it.

US job machine remains badly broken - msnbc.com (blog)

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:47:20
URL: http://on.msnbc.com/oB6nJS

International Business Times US job machine remains badly broken msnbc.com (blog) The National Association for Business Economics predicts total growth for 2011 will be just 1.7 percent. Much of that growth is expected to come from continued investment in equipment that allows businesses to increase profits with minimal new hiring . ... GDP Gain Wont Boost Jobs , CEOs More Skittish The Fiscal Times Economy grew at weak 1.3 pct. rate in April-June period; slight improvement ... Washington Post U.S GDP Up 1.3% in Second Quarter, Jobless Claims Plunge - Ray of Light for ... International Business Times USA Today all 467 news articles »

Weird Weather - is this the New Normal? - Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)

Category: Extreme Weather
Date: 2011-09-29 19:48:49
URL: http://bit.ly/roBCtl

Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Weird Weather - is this the New Normal? Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Both a decrease in snow and an increase in extreme weather events [is] now influenced by climate change because all weather now develops in a different environment than before, said Dr. Richard Somerville, a professor emeritus of Scripps Institution ...

Analysis: States lobby against Medicaid cuts in Congress - Reuters

Category: Political Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:50:22
URL: http://reut.rs/qgc4pv

Reuters Analysis: States lobby against Medicaid cuts in Congress Reuters Medicaid and Medicare are central to the deficit debate between Republicans in Congress and President Barack Obama, who has vowed to veto any bill that would require sacrifices from the old and frail while allowing the wealthy to avoid taxes. ... and more »

Grass a great source of energy as we look to cut our carbon footprint - WalesOnline

Category: Carbon Accounting
Date: 2011-09-29 19:31:29
URL: http://bit.ly/q0D7Ba

Grass a great source of energy as we look to cut our carbon footprint WalesOnline The research is creating jobs and helping us generate our own energy while reducing our carbon footprint . Dr Elaine Jensen is a researcher at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University. ...

Sustainability Fact

75 percent of Americans feel implementing smart grid / smart meters should be a priority over the next 1-5 years

AB Volvo : First 26-tonne Volvo FE hybrid truck for SPAR Austria - 4-traders (press release)

Category: Hybrid Vehicles
Date: 2011-09-29 19:39:10
URL: http://bit.ly/qBMpcP

AB Volvo : First 26-tonne Volvo FE hybrid truck for SPAR Austria 4-traders (press release) Volvo Trucks is to deliver a total of 100 innovative Volvo FE hybrid trucks to 13 selected European countries by 2013. On 28 September, Volvo chose Viennas historical Lusthaus pavillion as the venue for the first delivery of its hybrid truck in the ... Volvo launch environmental footprint Irish Trucker Magazine all 2 news articles »

Wangari Maathai: Death of a visionary - BBC News

Category: Biodiversity
Date: 2011-09-29 19:40:05
URL: http://bbc.in/n7e4Tz

BBC News Wangari Maathai: Death of a visionary BBC News This brought her the knowledge of biology and the PhD that both opened doors in corridors of influence and gave scientific underpinning to the environmental restoration work on which she embarked. Another vital strand in her life was the creation of ... and more »

Sustainable living and development has become mainstream - Patriot-News

Category: Architecture & Construction
Date: 2011-09-29 19:42:47
URL: http://bit.ly/q12esy

Patriot-News Sustainable living and development has become mainstream Patriot-News Wohlsen Construction recently partnered with Harrisburg Area Community College to construct HACCs midtown campus to meet prestigious LEED green building standards. Wohlsen, a key supporter and contractor of Messiahs Clifford L. Jones Solar Scholars ...

New EU-South America Research On Amazon Die-Back Climate and Deforestation ... - Science Daily (press release)

Category: Desert/Deforestation
Date: 2011-09-29 19:44:01
URL: http://bit.ly/pVk6Nk

New EU-South America Research On Amazon Die-Back, Climate and Deforestation ... Science Daily (press release) 26, 2011) Deforestation in the Amazon has been decreasing over the last 6 years, but it appears that the downward trend may have stopped, this year. Apart from deforestation , the Amazon rainforests are also reported to be sensitive to climate change ... and more »

Sustainability Fact

1 acre of corn yields 445.5 gallons of ethanol (2009 US national average) - Merle Anderson, Chairman Emeritus of ACE.

Seabiotics Algae for Food and Biofuel - Green Prophet

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:36
URL: http://bit.ly/pUHIJ6

Green Prophet Seabiotics Algae for Food and Biofuel Green Prophet Seambiotic is also working with the National Aviation and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States to develop a commercially feasible biofuel variety from algae that has a higher freezing point that other plant-based biofuels from corn or ...

EXPLAINED: What Are GMOs? - Huffington Post (blog)

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:31
URL: http://huff.to/qcknPn

EXPLAINED: What Are GMOs ? Huffington Post (blog) I asked all of them the same question, Do you know what GMO stands for and what it is? While some people either knew what it was or at least had heard of it, I was surprised by the number of people who had never heard of GMO . ... Anti-biotech crowd convinced GMO food is road to extinction Western Farm Press (blog) Free session focuses on genetically modified foods in White Rock Surrey Now Civil Society Organizations to Urge RIO+20 for Ban of GMO Seeds New Business Ethiopia Delco News Network all 7 news articles »

Economy gaining but not enough to cut unemployment - CBS News

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:47:20
URL: http://bit.ly/o1Gq86

The Associated Press Economy gaining but not enough to cut unemployment CBS News Economists expect little if any improvement in hiring for September. Sweet thinks employers will have added 50000 jobs this month. More than twice as many jobs would be needed just to keep up with population growth . Others are gloomier. ... Economic reports show improvement, but not enough to suggest lower ... Washington Post Economy is showing signs of modest improvement Boston Globe all 213 news articles »

A year of unpredictable weather extremes - Mayo News

Category: Extreme Weather
Date: 2011-09-29 19:48:49
URL: http://bit.ly/nY32cr

A year of unpredictable weather extremes Mayo News This year will be remembered more for its weather than for anything else. What have we had? Extreme after extreme , each moment doing its best to outshine those that went before and claim the title of coldest, then warmest, wettest and coolest. ...

Sustainability Fact

Worldwide, Six million children die of hunger every year - that equates to 17,000 deaths every day.

8 MWp Photovoltaic Park at Athens International Airport - Travel Daily News International

Category: Carbon Accounting
Date: 2011-09-29 19:31:29
URL: http://bit.ly/mW5c2T

8 MWp Photovoltaic Park at Athens International Airport Travel Daily News International An investment rising to approximately 20 million euros, the project was completed in a period of 6 months; AIAs PV Park is expected to contribute significantly to the airport companys target of reducing the carbon footprint at its installations. ... Greece: AIA photovoltaic plant inaugurated EMportal all 3 news articles »

NASA: it rained so hard the oceans fell - The Vancouver Observer (blog)

Category: Climate Change
Date: 2011-09-29 19:37:11
URL: http://bit.ly/nm72Mw

NASA: it rained so hard the oceans fell The Vancouver Observer (blog) Sea levels have been rising steadily for over a century as the ever warmer ocean water expands and the worlds remaining glaciers and ice sheets melt . In fact sea levels are rising twice as fast now as they were a few decades ago. ...

Toyota Material Handling Europe Unveils New Material Handling Products ... - Newswire Today (press release)

Category: Hybrid Vehicles
Date: 2011-09-29 19:39:10
URL: http://bit.ly/r5Qn97

Toyota Material Handling Europe Unveils New Material Handling Products ... Newswire Today (press release) Within its overall exhibition theme Responsible Together the company also demonstrated its hybrid -powered forklift truck as part of a presentation on how the Toyota Group is taking the lead in sustainable technology. The challenge facing our ...

Today humanity overshoots natures budget for 2011 - YubaNet (press release)

Category: Biodiversity
Date: 2011-09-29 19:40:10
URL: http://bit.ly/pPMn7V

Today humanity overshoots natures budget for 2011 YubaNet (press release) But there are others as well: shrinking forests, species loss , fisheries collapse and freshwater stress to name but a few. Simon Ross, chief executive of the UK charity Population Matters, said, It is a simple fact that we cannot continue living as we ... and more »

Sustainability Fact

Worldwide, around 852 million people are chronically hungry due to extreme poverty, while up to 2 billion people lack food security.

Haitis Diverse Ecosystems in Peril - Patch.com

Category: Desert/Deforestation
Date: 2011-09-29 19:44:01
URL: http://bit.ly/prALKw

Haitis Diverse Ecosystems in Peril Patch.com The answer is somewhat complicated, but at the surface, is deforestation . Only 3 percent of Haitis original forests remain and are disappearing at a rate of approximately 10 percent every five years, according to a group of conservation missions ...

Gevo announces $5 million USDA grant contract with Air Force - Ethanol Producer Magazine

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:43
URL: http://bit.ly/nRsPd7

Smart Energy News Gevo announces $5 million USDA grant, contract with Air Force Ethanol Producer Magazine The company, which is currently in the process of converting two corn- ethanol plants to isobutanol production, believes that woody biomass can be used as a cellulosic feedstock to create petroleum replacements such as isobutanol. ... Gevo, Inc. turns wood into jet fuel (really) Westword (blog) Colorado firm to supply biojet fuel to US Air Force BrighterEnergy.org all 29 news articles »

What US Food Companies Dont Tell You about Your Food - Huffington Post (blog)

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:31
URL: http://huff.to/oqpsgo

What US Food Companies Dont Tell You about Your Food Huffington Post (blog) In addition, organic, non- GMO , environmental and consumer groups are coming together in a unified effort to spread the word about the petition. By working together, the hope is to generate the largest number of public comments ever recorded by the FDA. ... and more »

German unemployment falls to new low in Sept - Reuters

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:47:20
URL: http://reut.rs/nNrIFi

Al-Arabiya German unemployment falls to new low in Sept Reuters For now, there are no consequences. We have no plans to stop investing or change hiring plans in the future. Overall though, data point to weaker growth ahead, which would at the very least slow the pace of the decline in unemployment. ... German unemployment falls more than forecast in September Monsters and Critics.com German unemployment rate sinks to 6.6 percent Houston Chronicle all 65 news articles »

Sustainability Fact

200 gallons of ethanol (from corn) requires only 1 gallon of fossil fuel to produce - Merle Anderson, Chairman Emeritus of ACE

IKEA Powers-up Solar Energy Systems Panels at Covina CA Store - Glass on Web

Category: Carbon Accounting
Date: 2011-09-29 19:31:29
URL: http://bit.ly /onM4nK

IKEA Powers-up Solar Energy Systems Panels at Covina, CA Store Glass on Web A solar energy system will help reduce our stores carbon footprint and represents another investment toward our future in this community. We appreciate the continued support of the City of Covina, Southern California Edison, and Gloria Solar, ... and more »

Alaska Natives First to Feel the Heat - Discovery News

Category: Climate Change
Date: 2011-09-29 19:37:18
URL: http://bit.ly/nnNUkB

Alaska Natives First to Feel the Heat Discovery News Those regions are experiencing warming temperatures, thawing permafrost, melting ice and more. To gauge the effects of environmental changes on people who live off the land, Herman-Mercer and colleagues traveled to St. Marys and Pitkas Point, ... and more »

Transport vehicles need renewable energy plan: Blue Peace - Minivan News

Category: Hybrid Vehicles
Date: 2011-09-29 19:39:23
URL: http://bit.ly/ncbpqF

Minivan News Transport vehicles need renewable energy plan: Blue Peace Minivan News Rilwan said the Ministry for Human Resources and Sports last year supported a not so carbon friendly motorcycle competition last year, allegedly on Hulhumale. In January 2010, the Maldives joined 137 countries in signing the Copenhagen Accord ... and more »

How to monitor biodiversity for REDD projects - Mongabay.com

Category: Biodiversity
Date: 2011-09-29 19:40:15
URL: http://bit.ly/p5KL8p

How to monitor biodiversity for REDD projects Mongabay.com But one of the difficulties of including biodiversity is how to measure the success or failure of conservation in a REDD site. A new opinion piece in mongabay.coms open-access journal Tropical ... »

Sustainability Fact

Embodied energy is the commercial energy (fossil fuels, etc) that is used to make any product, bring it to market, and dispose of it.

Islamabad fast losing its tree cover - PakistanToday.com.pk

Category: Desert/Deforestation
Date: 2011-09-29 19:44:01
URL: http://bit.ly/nQqBhH

Islamabad fast losing its tree cover PakistanToday.com.pk The very landscape of the capital city is facing the imminent danger of environmental degradation in the form of deforestation . There was a time when one could see green blanket spread over a large area from Shakarparian to Damn-e-Koh and, of course, ...

US corn exports - The rest of the story - Dairy Herd Management

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:43
URL: http://bit.ly/nbGouh

US corn exports - The rest of the story Dairy Herd Management These products include ethanol , distillers dried grains (DDGs), meat, dairy products, and various food products. Here, we estimate the annual quantity of corn exported in processed form in these products over the past 10 years (Table 1). ... and more »

What makes an organically grown strawberry environmentally friendly? - ScienceBlogs (blog)

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:31
URL: http://bit.ly/o8l8SQ

What makes an organically grown strawberry environmentally friendly? ScienceBlogs (blog) I totally recommend it whether you are pro GMO or anti- GMO . This is an important book... I agree with the authors that we will need the best ideas from organic thinkers and from scientists including genetic engineers to feed the world and help ... and more »

Obamas Misguided Effort to Protect the Unemployed From Hiring Bias - The Atlantic

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:47:20
URL: http://bit.ly/phr1fg

The Atlantic Obamas Misguided Effort to Protect the Unemployed From Hiring Bias The Atlantic At worst, it causes slightly slower wage growth for unemployed Americans. Whenever a new job opening is filled by a current employee, another opening is created, which can be filled by an unemployed person. This discrimination does not actually kill ... President Obamas proposed jobs bill would support jobs , economic growth in ... Twin Cities Planet (blog) Will Giving the Unemployed Legal Protection Get People Hired? The Atlantic Wire all 43 news articles »

Sustainability Fact

1 acre of corn yields 445.5 gallons of ethanol (2009 US national average) - Merle Anderson, Chairman Emeritus of ACE.

Burst of Carbon from Indonesian Peat Fires - And India coal mania - Sydney Indymedia

Category: Climate Change
Date: 2011-09-29 19:37:28
URL: http://bit.ly/qj6UIv

Burst of Carbon from Indonesian Peat Fires - And India coal mania Sydney Indymedia Last time, these fires in 1997 doubled the rate of increase in greenhouse gas emissions globally. Indonesia also has more tropical forests burning this year than any other country, more than the Amazon. But there is no campaign to save it. ... and more »

Asias growing protected areas promote biodiversity - PakistanToday.com.pk

Category: Biodiversity
Date: 2011-09-29 19:40:15
URL: http://bit.ly/q0Gc5S

Asias growing protected areas promote biodiversity PakistanToday.com.pk Protected areas have emerged as one of the most important and effective tools for safeguarding biodiversity across the world because they help to protect species from their greatest threat ...

Perkins+Will Rethinks the Modern Office Building for Center of Architecture ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Category: Architecture & Construction
Date: 2011-09-29 19:43:01
URL: http://bit.ly/qJeCQq

Perkins+Will Rethinks the Modern Office Building for Center of Architecture ... MarketWatch (press release) Buildings=Energy is one of the most important exhibitions the Center for Architecture has mounted, said AIA NY Chapter President Margaret Castillo. Lending its sustainability expertise, Perkins+Will has designed a prototypical energy-efficient office ... and more »

Pakistan: Another Victim of Climate Change - Environment News Service

Category: Desert/Deforestation
Date: 2011-09-29 19:44:01
URL: http://bit.ly/q8sSmB

PlanetSave.com Pakistan: Another Victim of Climate Change Environment News Service Deforestation has been blamed for massive rains and colossal flood damages. Khurshid Ahmed, an environmentalist from Peshawar University, says most of the logs illegally cut from Pakistans forests have been washed away by the recent high-speed rains ... World economy to bear the brunt of climate change Financial Express Bangladesh all 63 news articles »

Sustainability Fact

1 acre of corn yields 445.5 gallons of ethanol (2009 US national average) - Merle Anderson, Chairman Emeritus of ACE.

Deadly Cantaloupes Underscore Food-Safety Needs Advocates Say - BusinessWeek

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:43
URL: http://buswk.co/qF0SO7

Deadly Cantaloupes Underscore Food-Safety Needs, Advocates Say BusinessWeek 28 (Bloomberg) -- The deadliest US outbreak of food-borne illness since 1998 prompted food-safety advocates to call for faster release of safe-handling guidelines and increased funding aimed at preventing sickness. At least 13 people have died in the ...

Mortgage Industry Tanks Fraud Continues at Countrywide - truthout

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:47:28
URL: http://bit.ly/qmTqFW

Mortgage Industry Tanks, Fraud Continues at Countrywide truthout The bogus appraisals duped both the consumers, who ended up borrowing more than the homes were actually worth, as well as the investors who bought the loans on Wall Street , Zachary said. In April 2007, his suit said, he sent an email to Countrywides ... and more »

The Climate Impacts of Freight Transport - New Hampshire Public Radio

Category: Carbon Accounting
Date: 2011-09-29 19:31:36
URL: http://bit.ly/pDA1ow

New Hampshire Public Radio The Climate Impacts of Freight Transport New Hampshire Public Radio According to a 2005 analysis by the US Department of Transportations Federal Highway Administration (FHA), heavy duty trucks are the biggest villains, accounting for 77.8 percent of total US freight greenhouse gas emissions. Boat, train and airplane ...

Lets conserve what money cant buy: The true value of terrestrial wetland ... - Solomon Star

Category: Biodiversity
Date: 2011-09-29 19:40:15
URL: http://bit.ly/r9KPv0

Lets conserve what money cant buy: The true value of terrestrial wetland ... Solomon Star Wetlands are the source of life and the loss of wetlands, their functions and benefits will result in the reduction of biodiversity and development potentials for future services. ...

Sustainability Fact

Worldwide, around 852 million people are chronically hungry due to extreme poverty, while up to 2 billion people lack food security.

Ethanol Advocacy Groups Want More Ethanol - Global Warming (blog)

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:43
URL: http://bit.ly/nBjpsH

Ethanol Advocacy Groups Want More Ethanol Global Warming (blog) Is it unnecessary for gasoline stations to spend tons of money building additional underground storage for ethanol or additional blender pumps? Is it unnecessary to include the cost to automobile manufacturers to build different engines or add ... and more »

Media Influence on Food Safety Practices - Food Safety News

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:43
URL: http://bit.ly/rcb1Ge

al.com (blog) Media Influence on Food Safety Practices Food Safety News Over the past 20 years, there may have been a correlation between media coverage of food safety issues and safe food handling and consumption, according to a new study in the Journal of Food Protection. ... Auburn University chosen by FDA for food safety training center al.com (blog) AU gets grant to strengthen food supply Andalusia Star-News AU gets $6.5M for food supply safety training Montgomery Advertiser Bizjournals.com - FoodProductionDaily.com all 15 news articles »

Social Security Is Much Worse Than A Ponzi Scheme - Forbes

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:47:28
URL: http://onforb.es/okw9iw

Reuters Blogs Social Security Is Much Worse Than A Ponzi Scheme Forbes His work has appeared in Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Investors Business Daily, Barrons and the New York Times. He has worked previously for the Bank of New York, Citicorp and HC Wainwright Economics. ... A Ponzi scheme we can live with Irish Echo Romney off target as Perry hits bulls-eye with Ponzi scheme Your Houston News all 39 news articles »

U.S. and Indonesia Announce $28.5 Million Debt Swap to Protect Borneos ... - DigitalJournal.com (press release)

Category: Carbon Accounting
Date: 2011-09-29 19:31:36
URL: http://bit.ly/nKxmfS

U.S. and Indonesia Announce $28.5 Million Debt Swap to Protect Borneos ... DigitalJournal.com (press release) Forest loss, conversion of forests, and land use change in Indonesia are the largest sources of carbon pollution, accounting for over 60 percent of Indonesias total annual emissions. Major threats to the forests and biodiversity of Borneo include ... and more »

Sustainability Fact

By a margin of 50%-to-42%, Americans in the mid-1930s rejected the idea of government limiting the size of private fortunes

Returning To Our Sustainable Community In Sierra Leone - Huffington Post

Category: Architecture & Construction
Date: 2011-09-29 19:43:01
URL: http://huff.to/o2H1Zb

Returning To Our Sustainable Community In Sierra Leone Huffington Post This time around, without the guidance of Cal-Earth architect Hooman Fazly, who spent nine months in Sierra Leone last season training the workers on sustainable architecture . This time, our earth team has taken the initiative: The Wall is being ...

Research into co-production of ethanol jet fuel from biomass - WSU Today

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:43
URL: http://bit.ly/oadGOG

Research into co-production of ethanol , jet fuel from biomass WSU Today The award will provide him $300000 for research into the co-production of ethanol and jet fuel from biomass sources. Co-production of ethanol and jet fuel from biomass sources would significantly improve the total carbon use in biomass and make ... and more »

Worlds Largest Food Safety Lab Opens Doors in France - Worldcrunch

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:43
URL: http://bit.ly/qpwoM2

Worlds Largest Food Safety Lab Opens Doors in France Worldcrunch The worldwide market of food safety analysis is estimated at 1.5 billion euros. Eurofins, the private company that will offer this service, is a global leader in the food analysis sector and one of the largest of its kind in northern Europe. ...

Banks May Hold Credit-Default Swap Risks for Weeks Fed Says - BusinessWeek

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:47:35
URL: http://buswk.co/o2nQaN

Business Insider Banks May Hold Credit-Default Swap Risks for Weeks, Fed Says BusinessWeek 27 (Bloomberg) -- Credit-default swap dealers often hold onto risk from big trades for longer than many investors thought, which may complicate efforts by regulators to impose new reporting rules in the $28.4 trillion market, according to a Federal ... Credit-Swap Dealers May Hold Onto Risk for Weeks, Fed Study Says Bloomberg Credit-swap banks may hold risk for weeks Financial Post (blog) A Fear Gauge Comes Up Short Wall Street Journal Business Insider all 14 news articles »

Sustainability Fact

There is a 50 percent chance that Lake Mead, source of water for Hoover Dam, will be dry by 2021 if climate changes continues as expected.

Live discussion: What is Biomimicry? - The Guardian

Category: Architecture & Construction
Date: 2011-09-29 19:43:01
URL: http://bit.ly/ru0wZV

The Guardian Live discussion: What is Biomimicry? The Guardian He has lectured widely on the subject of sustainable design in the UK and abroad and in May 2005 delivered a talk at the Royal Society of Arts with Ray Anderson, CEO of Interface. Michaels book, Biomimicry in Architecture has recently been released. ...

Fulcrum to raise up to $115m in IPO - Biofuels International

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:43
URL: http://bit.ly/q5anwZ

EcoSeed Fulcrum to raise up to $115m in IPO Biofuels International Waste-to- ethanol company Fulcrum BioEnergy has filed for an IPO that will hopefully raise enough money to fund the construction of an ethanol plant that has been under development since 2008. The IPO could raise up to $115 million (85.6 million) and ... Garbage-to- ethanol company files for $115 million IPO EcoSeed Fulcrum Bioenergy files for $115m IPO Environmental Finance all 5 news articles »

USDA announces $80M for Washington-led research - CBS News

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:50
URL: http://bit.ly/qCwycv

Environment News Service USDA announces $80M for Washington-led research CBS News The states two large universities will lead efforts to develop biofuels and regional renewable-energy markets under $80 million grants that are among the largest ever awarded by the US Department of Agriculture , the agency announced Wednesday. ... USDA Announces More Than 160 Payments to Biofuel Companies MarketWatch (press release) Environmentalists cast doubts on biofuel plans The Seattle Times UT-led switchgrass development team gets $15M grant Knoxville News Sentinel Environment News Service all 222 news articles »

Bank Failures Decline But Economists Still Cautious - ABC News (blog)

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:47:42
URL: http://abcn.ws/ndXIEl

BankInfoSecurity.com Bank Failures Decline, But Economists Still Cautious ABC News (blog) He said at about this time last year, there were 127 bank failures . We certainly have slowed down, he said. The FDIC has looked at 2010 as the turning point of bank failures . In 2009, there were 140 bank closures and in 2008 there were 25. ... Twin Bank Failures Take Count to 73 Zacks.com FDIC Bank Failures Climb Up to 73 MyBankTracker.com At Tri Counties: Business as usual The Union of Grass Valley LoanSafe all 24 news articles »

Sustainability Fact

1 acre of corn yields 445.5 gallons of ethanol (2009 US national average) - Merle Anderson, Chairman Emeritus of ACE.

Sustainable communities must embrace the familiar - Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)

Category: Architecture & Construction
Date: 2011-09-29 19:43:01
URL: http://bit.ly/qjAlr7

Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Sustainable communities must embrace the familiar Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) But they only do this in communities savvy enough to insist on something better than off-the-shelf, cookie cutter architecture . The need to incorporate the familiar into development, including suburbs, in more sustainable ways has implications for ...

Expanding ethanol threatens last remnants of Atlantic Forest - Mongabay.com

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:43
URL: http://bit.ly/nnwm94

Mongabay.com Expanding ethanol threatens last remnants of Atlantic Forest Mongabay.com Aggressively expanding sugarcane ethanol is putting Brazils nearly-vanished Atlantic Forest at risk, according to an opinion piece in mongabay.coms open-access journal Tropical Conservation Science. Already down to less than 12 percent of its ...

Bumper crop but price still rising - China Daily

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:50
URL: http://bit.ly/nRtrU7

China Daily Bumper crop, but price still rising China Daily Grain output is expected to jump to a record high of more than 550 million tons, marking the eighth consecutive year for increased production, Chen Xiaohua, deputy agriculture minister, said at a news conference. China has been hit by fast-rising grain ... Chinas grain output to top 550 mln metric tons this year: agricultural ... Xinhua China sees bumper grain crop amid rising prices Daniels Trading China expecting bumper foodgrain production MSN India 24/7 Wall St. (blog) - UPI.com - eTaiwan News all 160 news articles »

The Lost Profession of Banking - Huffington Post (blog)

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:47:42
URL: http://huff.to/q7DlKf

The Lost Profession of Banking Huffington Post (blog) As with all of our mega banks , the market is saying the book equity of our too-big-to- fail banks is vastly overstated, while the shameless leaders of these banks and their regulators point to Europe and tell us how much better shape US banks are in. ... and more »

Sustainability Fact

Worldwide, Six million children die of hunger every year - that equates to 17,000 deaths every day.

ZeaChem gets grant to expand demo plant for jet fuel - Ethanol Producer Magazine

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:43
URL: http://bit.ly/orEMIE

Ethanol Producer Magazine ZeaChem gets grant to expand demo plant for jet fuel Ethanol Producer Magazine About $12 million of the grant will be used to install process units at the plant to enable the conversion of cellulosic ethanol into jet and diesel fuels. During a press call to discuss details of the grant, CEO Jim Imbler said that the jet fuel ...

IWG Expected to Make Major Changes to Food Marketing Nutrition Guidelines - Broadcasting & Cable

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:50
URL: http://bit.ly/plZpe4

Eat. Drink. Better. IWG Expected to Make Major Changes to Food Marketing, Nutrition Guidelines Broadcasting & Cable By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/29/2011 4:39:30 PM The head of the Federal Trade Commission and the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health & Human Services have told concerned lawmakers that they expect there will be significant changes to ... Support the Nutrition Standards for Marketing Foods to Our Children The Atlantic DRAINE: World Food Day aims for better eating, less hunger Rapid City Journal all 9 news articles »

Chinas Yuan Slides Most in Four Months on Global Growth Concern - BusinessWeek

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:47:42
URL: http://buswk.co/paOcFC

Reuters Chinas Yuan Slides Most in Four Months on Global Growth Concern BusinessWeek Failure to combat the Greek-led turmoil threatens cascading default, bank runs and catastrophic risk, US Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner warned at a Sept. 24 meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Washington. ... Hong Kong Stocks Swing Between Gains, Losses; Developers Rise Bloomberg all 143 news articles »

US Agriculture Agency Gives Biofuel Producers $80 Million - Environment News Service

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:51
URL: http://bit.ly/qG31zi

Biodiesel Magazine US Agriculture Agency Gives Biofuel Producers $80 Million Environment News Service For instance, Ever Cat Fuels has been selected to receive a $98500 contract payment to help offset the costs of producing almost 881000 gallons of biodiesel at its plant in Isanti, Minnesota. Ever Cat is the first commercial plant designed to use the ... USDA to Pay Biofuel Producers in 41 States Truckinginfo USDA Announces More Than 160 Payments to Biofuel Companies MarketWatch (press release) USDA approves latest round of advanced biofuel payments Ethanol Producer Magazine Agriculture.com - Biodiesel Magazine - Domestic Fuel all 222 news articles »

Sustainability Fact

Embodied energy is the commercial energy (fossil fuels, etc) that is used to make any product, bring it to market, and dispose of it.

Merkel tries to rally support for Greece and euro ahead of crucial EFSF vote - The Guardian

Category: Economic Sus tainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:47:42
URL: http://bit.ly/rfvWZZ

The Guardian Merkel tries to rally support for Greece and euro ahead of crucial EFSF vote The Guardian Fears that the major EU countries will fail to agree an expanded package of measures to cope with a default by Greece, and possibly Italy and Spain, has undermined confidence in the eurozone and led to a collapse in bank shares. ... Athens debt crisis hits crunch AFP Austerity deal rushed following IMF talks Vancouver Sun Greek parliament approves austerity measure Radio New Zealand all 1,543 news articles »

The US Navy goes green with solar and biodiesel - Ars Technica

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:51
URL: http://bit.ly/qBtF5O

Ars Technica The US Navy goes green with solar and biodiesel Ars Technica Its planes and ships have engines that span decades worth of technology, and the military is never going to refit them all; instead, it has focused on fostering the development of drop-in replacements such as biodiesel , and is working to use them in a ... and more »

Goin Global with Perennial Polyculture Agriculture - Pacific Free Press

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:50
URL: http://bit.ly/qgF3UL

Goin Global with Perennial Polyculture Agriculture Pacific Free Press A leading figure in the sustainable agriculture movement, Jackson has been pursuing the science and tweaking the strategy for more than three decades, building an impressive body of knowledge with his colleagues at The Land, as its known to everyone ... and more »

Against More Bailouts? Watch the Backdoor. - Huffington Post

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-09-29 19:47:50
URL: http://huff.to/q6D4VZ

Against More Bailouts ? Watch the Backdoor. Huffington Post Sometimes bailouts walk in through the front door and sometimes bailouts sneak in through the backdoor. Backdoor bailouts are always far worse for taxpayers. And backdoor bailouts are much worse for democracy. In late December, Bank of America agreed ... and more »

Sustainability Fact

200 gallons of ethanol (from corn) requires only 1 gallon of fossil fuel to produce - Merle Anderson, Chairman Emeritus of ACE

S. Sudan: High food prices push inflation rates to 57% - Sudan Tribune

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:58
URL: http://bit.ly/oeQSW4

S. Sudan: High food prices push inflation rates to 57% Sudan Tribune ... Angelo Deng, an economic consultant in Juba, the South Sudan capital said the closure of the north-south border before and after South Sudan gained independence on July 9 could have impacted gravely on the absurd rise in food prices . ... and more »

Used cooking oil being turned into green fuel - Utility Products

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:51
URL: http://bit.ly/oznV4Y

Used cooking oil being turned into green fuel Utility Products 25 -- Thanks to a teenager student s initiative, cooking oil is being converted to bio-diesel in Westerly, Rhode Islands, US, which is bringing 60000 dollars of alternative energy to the needy families in the local community. ...

Imperium and PNNL continue with bio-jet venture - Biofuels International

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:51
URL: http://bit.ly/qMS1yb

Imperium and PNNL continue with bio-jet venture Biofuels International In the US, a joint venture project between biodiesel company Imperium Renewables and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), part of the US Department of Energy (DoE), has produced some positive results. The JV is focussed on the development ...

Garbage-to-ethanol company files for $115 million IPO - EcoSeed

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:58
URL: http://bit.ly/mYoIE7

EcoSeed Garbage-to-ethanol company files for $115 million IPO EcoSeed The IPO to beat in the biofuels market is by Solazyme, Inc., which went public in May. The San Francisco, California-based algae biofuel company netted $227.18 million by selling 12621250 shares at a price of $18 apiece. Last week, Mascoma Corporation ... and more »

Sustainability Fact

Embodied energy is the commercial energy (fossil fuels, etc) that is used to make any product, bring it to market, and dispose of it.

Creating Sustainability Model for Swine Production; Research Will Increase ... - Newswise (press release)

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:58
URL: http://bit.ly/pbhC gv

Creating Sustainability Model for Swine Production; Research Will Increase ... Newswise (press release) ... professor and associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering, respectively remove nitrogen and phosphorus from pig manure and then use these nutrients to grow algae as feedstock that can be converted into biofuel . ...

US Energy Review Puts Focus on Electric Vehicles (HMC TM GM F NSANF ADM ... - 24/7 Wall St. (blog)

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:45:58
URL: http://bit.ly/qfprCy

US Energy Review Puts Focus on Electric Vehicles (HMC, TM, GM, F, NSANF, ADM ... 24/7 Wall St. (blog) These other fuels are presumably liquids like algae -derived biofuel and ethanol. As the report notes, Increasing the production of any alternative hydrocarbon fuel to meaningfully displace petroleum-derived fuels would require dramatic increases in ...

Senecas biomass plant fails first pollution test - The Register-Guard

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:05
URL: http://bit.ly/qQkdFe

Senecas biomass plant fails first pollution test The Register-Guard The problems are related to emissions of particulate and nitrogen oxide from the so-called biomass plant off Highway 99. Seneca Sustainable Energy General Manager Richard Re says the problem is most likely an anomaly in the testing and not a true ... Biomass plant fined for violating air quality permit KVAL Eugene biomass plant fined for air pollution Houston Chronicle all 15 news articles »

Official hears arguments over proposed biomass plant - The Columbian

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:05
URL: http://bit.ly/ovuXsH

Official hears arguments over proposed biomass plant The Columbian A drawing of a biomass plant that Clark County would like to build in downtown Vancouver, at the corner of West 11th and Harney streets. By Andrea Damewood and Stephanie Rice The question of whether a biomass plant can be built in downtown Vancouver ...

Sustainability Fact

Worldwide, around 852 million people are chronically hungry due to extreme poverty, while up to 2 billion people lack food security.

Biomass plant arguments heat up again this week - The Columbian

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:05
URL: http://bit.ly/prJCri

Biomass plant arguments heat up again this week The Columbian This former Pepsi bottling plant in downtown Vancouver, now owned by Clark County, would be the site of a proposed biomass plant. By Stephanie Rice A hearings examiner will listen to arguments this week on Clark Countys proposed biomass plant in ...

Cate Street Capitals $275 Million Berlin Station Biomass Project Secures ... - PR Web (press release)

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:05
URL: http://bit.ly/oLYn4Q

PR Web (press release) Cate Street Capitals $275 Million Berlin Station Biomass Project Secures ... PR Web (press release) Cate Street Capital Inc. of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has been able to secure investment grade financing of a $275 Million Biomass Project in Berlin, NH, despite a challenging market. Without Prudentials unique and creative approach, and tremendous ... and more »

New policy for power generation from biomass - Power Engineering Magazine

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-09-29 19:46:05
URL: http://bit.ly/mYWYi1

New policy for power generation from biomass Power Engineering Magazine 26 -- A State Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday endorsed the new policy for implementation of project for generating power from biomass . The distance between one biomass -based project from another was 25 ...